Common use of New or Changed Positions Clause in Contracts

New or Changed Positions. Should the City establish a new position or substantially change the duties of an existing position, the City shall notify the Association of the new position or reclassified position, including providing to the Association a copy of the position description and proposed pay rate. In the event the Association does not agree with the pay rate for positions included in the bargaining unit, and so notifies the City, the parties shall within ten (10) working days enter into negotiations. Should negotiations fail to settle the pay rate, the pay rate in dispute shall be submitted to binding interest arbitration in accordance with ORS 243.698, et seq. Should the parties disagree on whether the position is properly included in the bargaining unit, the dispute shall be submitted to the Employment Relations Board for resolution. This shall be the sole remedy for the issue of whether the position is in or out of the unit and the Association waives its right to grieve the issue under the terms of this Agreement.

New or Changed Positions. ‌ Should the City establish a new position or substantially change the duties of an existing position, the City shall notify the Association of the new position or reclassified position, including providing to the Association a copy of the position description and proposed pay rate. In the event the Association does not agree with the pay rate for positions included in the bargaining unit, and so notifies the City, the parties shall within ten (10) working days enter into negotiations. Should negotiations fail to settle the pay rate, the pay rate in dispute shall be submitted to binding interest arbitration in accordance with ORS 243.698, et seq. Should the parties disagree on whether the position is properly included in the bargaining unit, the dispute shall be submitted to the Employment Relations Board for resolution. This shall be the sole remedy for the issue of whether the position is in or out of the unit and the Association waives its right to grieve the issue under the terms of this Agreement.